Category: Florida News

  Click on a headline to read the complete story:    President Clinton, Gov. Crist announce FPL solar power plans Pushing politics aside, Republican Gov. Charlie Crist and former Democratic President Bill Clinton took the stage together to announce that …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Catastrophe insurance bill poised for symbolic victory WASHINGTON — For the first time since Hurricane Andrew battered South Florida 15 years ago, a congressional committee appears poised today to pass …

  Senate President Ken Pruitt issued a memorandum today, September 25, 2007 in response to yesterday’s 2nd Judicial Court ruling in Hersh v. Browning, which challenged the statutory language and constitutional amendment crafted by the Florida Legislature to address property tax …

Click on a headline to read the entire story:   Insurance fight heats up Deadline nears for insurers to file their new premiums The fiercest part of Florida’s long insurance battle is beginning.  With thousands of policy cancellations about to …

On August 30, 2007, the Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) issued an Informational Memorandum, where it informed the insurance industry as to its expectations regarding Catastrophic Event Data Reporting (“CEDRA”) in the event of a storm during or after the …

Governor Charlie Crist is scheduled to make welcoming remarks at Orange County’s first-ever global warming summit, entitled “Climate Change in Orange County.”   The free event takes place at the Orange County Convention Center. Roger Ballentine, an environmental and conservation policy …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Deal cut in effort to keep no-fault Florida’s no-fault auto insurance system, which was set to expire Sept. 30, may get a last-minute reprieve.   Legislature’s compromise could keep PIP …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Citizens to seek rate increase for some high-risk businesses Citizens Property Insurance plans to seek a premium increase of more than 300 percent for wind-only business policies sold in high-risk …

Following today’s Florida Supreme Court decisions regarding Florida’s Valued Policy Law, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation issued the statement below regarding pending litigation stemming from 2004 storm surge damage. To read a summary of the two Supreme Court cases, click here. …

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Market Accountability Advisory Committee, Audit Committee and Finance and Investment Committee each met on September 19, 2007.  Following are highlights from the respective meetings:   Market Accountability Advisory Committee • Claims Task Force Update and Month-End …